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200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted peopleABC News - Mar. 20 -
200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted peopleABC News - Mar. 20 -
200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted peopleABC News - Mar. 20 -
At least 18 killed in airstrike on market in northern Mali, separatist group says
An airstrike in northern Mali killed at least 18 people, a separatist group said, while the army says it targeted armed militantsABC News - Mar. 18 -
Synchron’s Brain-Computer Interface Now Has Nvidia’s AI
The company has partnered with Nvidia to develop “cognitive AI,” which it says will allow people with severe physical disabilities to have more natural interactions with the world around them.Wired - Mar. 19 -
Italy's Constitutional Court allows singles to adopt foreign kids, ending 40-year ban
Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that unmarried people can adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year-long ban on the practice and setting a precedent that could pave the way to allowing Italian ...ABC News - 6d -
A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players
Authorities say a boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer playersABC News - Mar. 10 -
Hochul: No intentions to ‘allow’ ICE to ‘just take people off the streets’ in NY
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she has no intentions to “allow” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “just take people off the streets.” Hochul joined MSNBC’s Al Sharpton on Sunday, ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Managing Wales has allowed me to calm down, says Craig Bellamy
Target of World Cup qualification in first job in charge Welsh players desperate to make up for failure in Qatar Craig Bellamy said managing Wales had allowed him to “calm down” as he embarks on ...The Guardian - 6d -
Salvation Army dismissed warnings, allowing a music director to abuse a girl for years, lawsuit says
Joel Collier was fired from the Salvation Army a decade ago after sending graphic sexual messages to a child — only to be rehired the next year and accused of sexually abusing a teenager, according ...NBC News - 1d -
Home Sellers and Buyers Accuse Realtors of Blocking Lower Fees
A year after a landmark settlement called for a disruption in how real estate agents are paid, people say they still feel forced to pay them excessive commissions.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
Mali embraces solar power for rural areas but the challenges are still vast
A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this West African nationABC News - 18h -
Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne
US president says levy on alcohol imports would be retaliation for ‘nasty’ 50% tariff imposed on bourbon whiskey. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has threatened a 200% ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Young people with long Covid 'battle' for NHS care
Kaylee, 17, who experiences dizziness and shortness of breath, says she has not seen an NHS specialist for two years.BBC News - 5d -
Three dead as threat of tornadoes moves south and blinding winds fan wildfires
At least three people have died in Missouri after a powerful system of storms swept across the central part of the United States on the way east Saturday morning, with weather warnings issued in ...NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Starmer says Putin cannot be allowed to ‘play games’ over Ukraine ceasefire
UK PM to host virtual meeting of ‘coalition of the willing’ nations who have agreed to help enforce peace. Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to “play games” with the ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
Sudan’s army says it has recaptured Khartoum's airport as it seeks to liberate the capital
Sudan’s military says it has recaptured the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a rival paramilitary groupABC News - 1d -
Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says -UK politics live
Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’. Q: Why have you changed your mind on this? . Badenoch says she has not ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Militants say 182 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan
Baloch Liberation Army claims to have killed 20 soldiers after blowing up tracks in south-western Balochistan region. A separatist militant group in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
On 'Love Is Blind' season 8, political differences take center stage
During the season 8 reunion of "Love Is Blind," two women cited different values as reasons for why they weren’t ready to say “I do” to their matches at the altar.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Deebo Samuel says Commanders 'getting a motivated Deebo' after trade from 49ers: I can't 'let them down'
Samuel is coming off a down year and a trade for little value in returnCBS Sports - 6d -
I'm a Jaguars Cheerleader 30 Years After My Mom Pioneered the Squad. Here Are the Biggest Ways It Has Changed (Exclusive)
Anjelica Jones and her mom Paige tell PEOPLE about cheering for the Jacksonville Jaguars 30 years apart, the latter being squad captain in its inaugural yearYahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
4 dead and at least 200 injured in Oklahoma wildfires
Four people have been killed and at least 200 injured in an outbreak of wildfires in Oklahoma, officials said.NBC News - Mar. 18 -
Five people injured in stabbing in Amsterdam, police say
Police say the suspect was arrested after being overpowered with the help of a local resident.BBC News - 6h -
I've been a hospice nurse for 20 years. People often have 4 confessions on their deathbed—here's what they teach us
Hospice nurse and palliative care professional Suzanne O'Brien, RN, shares the most common "deathbed regret confessions" she has heard throughout her career. Here's what we can learn from them ...CNBC - Mar. 18 -
Videos of AI 'chubby filter' removed from TikTok after critics call out body shaming
TikTok has stopped allowing people to search for videos featuring the use of an artificial intelligence “chubby filter” after users criticized it as a form of body shaming.NBC News - 2d -
The UN says 2 people are dead and at least 186 missing after 4 migrant boats capsized off Yemen and Djibouti
The UN says 2 people are dead and at least 186 missing after 4 migrant boats capsized off Yemen and DjiboutiABC News - Mar. 7 -
2 simple tactics can help you gain more influence—most people don’t try them, experts say
Building social endurance can help you gain influence and get ahead at work, workplace experts and performance coaches Henna Pryor and Shane Hatton say.CNBC - 3d -
Netflix 'Love is Blind' contestant leaves would-be groom at altar over politics
A participant on Netflix’s “Love is Blind” reality show left her fiance at the altar, saying they were on a different “wavelength” when it came to politics. In the show’s Season Eight finale, which ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Sudan's military says it has retaken Khartoum's Republican Palace
Sudan’s military says it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fightingABC News - 6d -
Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.
Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader
South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a day earlierABC News - 1h -
Four people injured in stabbing in Amsterdam, police say
Police say the suspect was arrested after being overpowered with the help of a local resident - but the motive remains unclear.BBC News - 8h -
A fire at a homeless shelter in Brazil kills 4 people
Authorities in Brazil say four people are dead after a fire at a shelter for the homeless in the country's southeastABC News - Mar. 10 -
Gang used social media to lure and attack gay people, Austrian police say
Suspects used fake online accounts to lure people to remote places, then filmed abusing and robbing them.BBC News - 6d -
67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says it has received a list of more than 67,000 people interested in refugee status in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate members of a white ...ABC News - Mar. 20 -
They Can Still Make Art and Music After Fleeing the L.A. Fires
Two evacuees took items with them that allowed them to play songs and paint after losing their homes.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’
At the world’s largest refugee camp, for Rohingya people in Bangladesh, the food allowance per person is set to fall to just $6 per month, far below what aid officials say is required for survival.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
'I could lose £100K despite Woodford investment fund redress scheme'
People who lost savings from a collapsed investment fund say a redress scheme has let them down.BBC News - 3d -
Sudan's military says it has retaken seat of country's government for the first time in two years
Sudan’s military said Friday that it had retaken the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting.NBC News - 6d